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the latest that gunman's identity. fox 5 midday news starts now. an emotional reunion this morning as two u.s. journalists held captive in north korea arrive home to waiting friends and family. thank now watching fox 5 miday news. i'm holly morris. i'm allison seymour. lauraling and euna lee walked off into the arms of family after six months. sarah simmons joins us now with more on our emotional top story. sarah? >> reporter: the white house says it is enormously pleased with the return of the two american journalists. the two women had been in prison in north korea since march. the return -- they return home to california with former president clinton and spoke just a short time ago. it was the moment the families had been waiting for for

months. lauraling and euna lee returning home after being punished for crossing the border. >> we fear at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp. >> reporter: ling says before the two were released yesterday, they were told of a meeting. >> we were taken to a location and when we walked in through the doors, we saw standing before us president bill clinton. >>errmfoformer president's surprise visit likely came ter a deal had already been brothered. some speculate with the high profile visit from clinton really meant for relations between the two countries. >> it is a power move. it is hitting them high. it is showing the north koreans the real benefits of a constructive, normalized relationship with the united states. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton was asked about her husband's visit. she warned the north koreans they won't get anything they want from the united states

until they shut down their nuclear weapons program. >> we've always considered that a totally separate issue from our efforts to reengage the north koreans and have them return to the six-party talks. >> reporter: now president obama made a brief statement outside the white house after their return saying the government was extraordinarily relieved over the release of the two journalists. reports that north korea the former president apologized for may have done but the white house flatly denies that report and says there was no message carried through clinton from the white house. >> sarah simmons, thank now that. to another hot spot where americans are be held. iranian officials are deciding whether to charge three americans with spying. the three crow was hiking to a famous water fall in iraq when they accidentally crossed the border. the secretary of state hillary

clinton has called for their release. we are following breaking news right now. reports of an accident involving a school bus in northern virginia. this happened shortly after 10:30 this morning in vienna near maple avenue west and courthouse road. the bus is a fairfax county school bus. we understand there were some children on the bus and that some are being evaluated at the scene. we don't know how many at this time or where the bus was going. we will of course bring you more information as it comes into us. another big story we're following today. terror out of pennsylvania -- at a pennsylvania health club. a man walked in and fed dozens of shots inside a crowded gym. the scene unfolded at l.a. pittsburgh side f last night. tonight we're learning more about a possible motive. >> reporter: a lone gunman opens fire on a health club. witnesses at the l.a. fitness center in suburban pittsburgh saying a man

carrying a duffel bag walked into a room where an exercise class was taking place, fumbled around for a minute or so and then without warning pulled out two guns and began spraying bullets. the gym wapacked. more than 70 people attempting to take cover. some killed instantly. and others pleading for help. >> i was working out and i heard a bunch ever gunshots and just seen everybody run. >> i helped carry the one girl out. she got shot in her thigh and kept saying she was going to die. >> reporter: the dead included three women and a suspect who apparently turned the gun on himself. investigators are trying to figure out who some of the victims are at this point. >> as you can imagine in a fitness club, they don't have i.d.s on them. we're having trouble identifying some of the people. >> reporter: authorities are refusing to discuss a potential motive for the shootings but witnesses are saying the gunman seemed to know where he was going and who he was targeting. >> one witness says a woman screamed that the shooter was her ex-boyfriend and that he was trying to kill her.

the associated press is reporting the gunman as george sodini in a website posted under his name, he, he wrote hateful messages towards women and he was tired of being he rejected. the warm and muggy weather continues today. >> we could see temperatures topping 90 degrees today. tucker barnes joining us with more on what to expect. >> thank you much. maybe some showers and thunderstorms, particularly getting into the mid- to late afternoon hours. we have a cold front approaching from the north and west that could introduce a d ance for some showers aro . let's get a l ook atour hd radar. right here in washington still some sunshine but r uo t rtsk d paarour west anrthe particularly t rtpaarul icly towards char charlottesville, ck eaicup some shower activity. there's a cold front. let's show you the cloud cover and shower activity to the north and ldcoa rf t.eronths e that will be moving through during the course of the day. we'll see increasing clouds o our tempese ll e.tu s opewi temurratures will be ve

hemi af ldad o te front adwith highs in the upper 80s to about 90. plenty of humidity and we think s todet strmaronownd rsdetorms start to break out along that front by mid- to late afternoon. if you have outdoor plans, be prepared for late-day showers. 83 the humidity. not bad. here's your official forecast. plenty of clouds and scattered afternoon thunderstorms and showers here. high temperature expted to be very, very summery, 90 degrees. more details on the forecast coming right up. thanks, tucker. now to a developing story on capitol hill this morning. this is a live look at the u.s. senate as it resumes its debate about supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republicans are lining up to criticize the nominee. nearly three-quarters of g.o.p. senators oppose sotomayor leaving just a handful breaking with their party in joining democrats in backing barack obama's first important

nominee. a vote could happen as early as friday. metro is also a topic on the hill today. the g.m. says more federal funding is needed to keep commuters safe. general manager john catoe pleaded for money to upgrade the system. the house has approved $150 million for the next fiscal year but the senate is still considering the request. overall metro needs about $11 billion over the next ten years, catoe says, for safe and reliable service. >> if we do not receive sufficient funding now, service as well as safety will decline. >> if metro gets its first installment of $150 million, maryland and virginia will all match it. during the height of rush hour monday, metro recved a complaint that a door may have opened on an orange line train. it's out of service right now. this happened as the train moved between the federal center and lafonte plaza stops. nobody was hurt.

it's not clear why the door was open. mayor adrian fenty made good on a promise to change his children's school. he confirmed that his twin boys will attend d.c. public schools but he hasn't said where. reports say it's between aeton -- eaton and several other schools. there's no word on an official decision. west elementary is closest to the fenty's home. the district is expanding its sexually transmitted disease testing program to every high school. the program requires students attend a lecture but they can opt out of providing a urine sample for the test. stds are of particular concern to aids activists because they increase the risk of contracting h.i.v. 13% of about 3,000 students tested positive for an std during the program last year mostly for gonorrhea or chlamydia. the std testing program is one point of progress noted in the new report card on fighting aids and h.i.v.

in the district. the report gives the city a b plus when it comes to overall leaderip of making hiv-aids a top priority. d.c. gets an a when it comes to testing for and tracking the spread of h.i.v. the lowest grade a c plus for public education of aids and h.i.v. congress appears ready to refuel the cash for clunkers program. bill that would pour $2 billion into the program will likely pass in the senate before friday. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle believe they will vote in favor before the summer recess starts. the new money is needed after consumers burned through the first $1 billion budget. the house has already passed the bill. if the senate fails to pass it by friday, the program could come to a screeching halt. the president heads out to push and praise his economic plan today. he heads to indiana with plans to show his stimulus plan is producing results. the area got a big chunk of

taxpayer grafntses. the -- grants. obama will cliff a speech from elkort, indiana at 11:55. we'll stream is live on myfoxdc.com. we want to go back to the breaking news story we told you about moments nah vienna, v.a. -- moments ago in vienna, virginia. you're looking at live pictures. sky fox over the scene of an accident involving a school bus. it happened shortly after 10:30 this morning near maple avenue northwest and courthouse road. it is a fairfax county bus. we now know the children were from daniels run elementary and that seven children have been hurt. seven children from daniels run elementary on that school bus have been hurt. we haven't heard of the extent of their injuries but it's still an active scene and police are working it.

we have received information that the injuries are nonlife threatening injuries. children being evaluated at the scene. seven children hurt with nonlife threatening injuries. as we continue to get information, we will of course bring it to you. meanwhile the workout continues out at redskins camp. dave? >> reporter: you know, day seven, the morning session is in the books. they started off that session with special teams. we'll talk to the man who kicked all those field goals when we come back. >> dave, thanks. plus, an american idol shocker, folks. one of the judges tossing in the towel. and a group attempts to break a world record with the most women photographed in bikinis. did they break it? check it out on myfoxdc.com. just click on the off beat section. ec imlap

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nuclear powered russian attack subs but the pentagon says there is no cause for concern. the submarines have been there for several days. they have not seen anything like it since the cold war. a soldier from northern virginia has been killed in afghanistan. 42-year-old sergeant first class of fairfax was killed august 2 when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. to other soldiers were also killed. all three were members of the mississippi army national guard. a pedestrian has died after being hid by a car on the b.w. parkw. investigators say a man was trying to walk across the northbound lanes just south of 450 around 9:00 last night when he was hit. the car that hit him was going north. the driver stayed on the scene. charges have not been filed. prince george's county police have made an arrest in the quadruple shooting in oxon hill we told you about yesterday. it happened early yesterday

morning. four people were shot on livingston road including two women. one man was killed and another man is in critical condition this day. police say the shooting began with an argument in an apartment stairwell. three teenagers sit in jail. they're charged in burning that football field in millton high school we told you about. all three teens are 17 years old and attend brunswick high school. they burned a huge chunk of the artificial turf saturday. the damage now estimated a ttle over $20,000. an emotional gathering is underway at georgetown university hospital right now. 14 people involved in the largest kidney exchange in one city met just a few minutes ago. last month seven people from the d.c. area got transplants from donors who match close enough to use plasma which lowers a person's antibodies to accept another person's organ. doctors hope the process can help address racial disparities

that exist when doing kidney transplants. day seven of redskins training camp. once again fans are flocking to ashburn to get a look at the team in person. >> today we're taking a look at the one player who can often be the hero or goat on any given sunday. dave ross joins us now. >> reporter: very true. it's a pressure-packed position, the kicking position because like you said, one kick the game could be won but the game could be lost. more often than not this guy wins them for the washington redskins. his name is shawn swiesham. -- suisham. how cold is this tub? >> 40 degrees. >> reporter: why is it necessary? tell us about the rigors of training camp. >> i kicked this morning. >> why do you laugh whether i say i kicked this morning -- when i say i kicked this morning. >> reporter: because of all the work this is what happens. >> you scoff at it but i'm sure

you guys have seen the film. what happened when you tried. anyways -- >> reporter: that is not fair. cheap shot by suisham. >> you're right. i'm sorry. > reporter: the pressure, how does it feel? >> you feel it. the whole key is preparation and feeling comfortable in the situation you're in. so not allowing yourself to be in a situation you've never been in and not comfortable with. after that it's all about going out there and doing your job. >> reporter: sometimes you have 09,000 screaming people. yet you told me sometimes you don't hear them. how is that possible? >> i don't know. i mean, i don't understand the zone thing that people talk about. i don't know if that has anything to do with it or there's so much noise it all blends in. i have no idea. but when i am feeling comfortable, i don't hear anything. it's really a good place to be. >> reporter: let me ask you

this. you just had a baby girl, you and your wife erin. now, is it harder to kick a 50 yarder into the wind or change the diapers? >> i'm a good diaper changer. >> reporter: so that's easier? >> well, sure it is. >> reporter: very good. shaun, obviously last year you saw what happened between me and feldy. feldy won the competition. there's something about the pressure. if i can stand up to the pressure and feldy can only do it on tape. >> going into next season you know you've done it before and i think i need to do a better job of coaching you. maybe you need to swallow your pride. >> reporter: i don't know if i could do it. i tried to do the soccer style like a legit n.f.l. kicker. >> when i size the two of you up, i thought, you know what? you've got that '70s "s" type kicker look about you. he's like one of the first -- one of the first soccer styles. but when i looked at your

buddy, i'm thinking he's a total kicker. sometimes you have to work with what you have. >> reporter: i know. i didn't do a good job of working with what i v. it's not because of shaun suisham. next year i'll beat him. shaun suisham, he's as cool -- [ [ no audio ] >> oh, we lost them. he did good last year. we'll sck with that clip. thank you both. now to the big american idol bombshell. that's really what this is. dropped late last night. paula abdul says she has quit the show. she tweeted about it that she won't be returning for the ninth season of idol. apparently abdul failed to reach a contract agreement with producers. here's a statement she posted on twitter last night. she says with dness in my heart, i have decided not to return.

i'll miss nurturing all the new talent but most of all being a part of the show that i helped from day one become an international phenomenon. a statement from fox and 19 entertainment followed paula's tweet saying "abdul was an important part of the idol family and they were saddened when she decided not to return to the show." we said earlier that's language she decided not to return to the show they're saying. the show leaves judges simon, kara -- [ indiscernible ] >> i asked the question is this all a negotiating thing and whether the network answered, you know, we'll talk about this more but i guess that means it's real. how could there be idol without the ever gracious and sincere and sensitive paula? no matter what she's on? >> we'll talk about it more in the water cooler. a high end theft caught on camera but montgomery county police say this wanted woman

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as soon as i tell you what's cooking today, you're going to say fascinating. i didn't know they could do that. sounds strange to me. joining us today is the executive chef and executive pastry chef at coco. tell us what you're going to be doing today. >> smoked bacon-- >> wait a minute, smoked bacon, macaroni and cheese but chocolate and rogue bacon. >> it's our signature dish. everything we do is we incorporate chocolate. is it a sweet lounge? >> it's a chocolate and dessert lounge. >> oh, my kind of place. it's all coming up in a few minutes. it smells absolutely fantastic. back to you. >> you know what i say to that?

fascinating. i didn't know they could do that. >> see, i told you. >> my god. crystallized my thoughts to perfect, that man did. >> bacon. >> and the macaroni and cheese. >> the chocolate bacon, that's interesting. >> we'll see. >> we'll get tony to try it first. >> good plan. good plan. on the weather, sten, clouds starting to move if. we have the possibility of some showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. i'll have all the details coming up in just a minute. plus, caught on camera but the big question here is a thief a man or a woman? back in a moment. don't go anywhere.

some of the top stories we're following today. the to american journalists held in north korea for more than four months are back in the united states. lauraling and euna lee reunited with their families in southern california this morning. former president clinton traveled to the communist

country to negotiate their release. ling and lee had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for entering into north korea illegally and engaging in hostile acts. the man who went on a shooting amp raj in health club has been identified as a 48- year-old. a website posting under the suspect's name contains rambling messages expressing hatred for women and frustration at being rejected. the shooter only targeted women at the gym hitting ten. three died. then he killed himself. police in montgomery county are trying to track down a thief this morning. they say someone walked into the saks fifth avenue store on wisconsin avenue and walked out with a $2500 chanel dress. but there's one problem. >> investigators aren't sure if they're looking for a man or a woman even though the entire alleged crime was caught on camera. wall pag near explains -- paul wagner explains. >> reporter: just before 8:00 last thursday night, this woman or is it a man?

police aren't absolutely sure -- walked into saks fifth avenue on wisconsin avenue carrying a large bag. >> walks around the store looking to see where the employees are and all. goes into the chanel area where there doesn't appear to be any employees. >> reporter: the detective says security guards in another room used the remote controls on the store's sophisticated surveillance system to zoom in to see what the person was doing. disarming a security device on a very expensive dress. >> if you have some space between it, you know, you can get it apart. whether there was a gap or not, i'm not sure. but it's not easy to pull those apart. >> reporter: detective hill says security guards then watched as the suspect rolled up a chanel knit dress priced at $2400, put it in a large bag and headed for the door. >> when the subject was exiting, they were approached by an officer. shortly after that -- there wasn't a struggle or anything, just conversation and the person -- the lost prevention

officer was distracted by another person who was exiting and at that moment he was -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the suspect took ofdown wisconsin avenue last seen heading for the friendship heights metro station. the detective thinks the suspect a man dressed as a woman. others aren't so sure. none of the amra angles capture clear enough evidence to determine one or the other. montgomery county police are hoping some of our viewers who know who this person is will give them a call tonight. the number is 240-773-6330. in the fox 5 newsroom, i'm paul wagner. >> wow. >> yeah. >> what a mystery. >> kind after strange case. let's move on to weather. >> on to weather we go. the clouds are moving in and guess what? we've got the possibility of some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast today. . could use a le ittlitlittle n

se s how see who ra.ar hinoasle oton ra.art in washington not much of anything. just a few minutes ago we still had a mix of sun ou aridid outsidide. rae w ne'ctexotaninpeiny g wthhehen ie next hour or two but i've got to be honest with you. to late afternoon i think the showers you see out to the west will start to get a little bit closer. here we are in washington so we're doing just fine. we're well out to the west. we're out towards charlottesville and out into the mountains. with very light shower activity starting to break out. it's along a front here a cold front that's lagging back into ohio. that will continue to press into the washington area today and i think we'll see more and more showers and thunderstorms start to bubble up here as we get into the mid- to late let'go on to temperatures. 83 degrees at reagan national. humidity not bad. 49t on t wes s e out of thet esat 9 miles per hour. looking at temperatures locally. generally in the 80s now. 83 as mentioned in washington. 81 at this hour in frederick. 78 in hagerstown. that's a cool spot. the hot spot ocean city,

maryland, 89 degrees. we need to check that thermometer. 83 patuxent naval air station. going to be out out there. it will be humid up ahead of the front. high temperatures about 90 or so. here's a look at the satellite radar. we have clouds moving in from the west and the light rain shower activity lagging off not too far out into the mountains. again i think we'll see some showers and thunderstorms fire up right along that line. you can see we have more numerous showers into eastern kentucky and west virginia at this point. all of this will push to the south and east. as we get into the nighttime hours tonight, i think we'll have lingering showers and thunderstorms. they might even stick around for the first part of tomorrow. so we're not going to quite get this front out of here till tomorrow afternoon. it will continue to move on towards the washington area. so increase in clouds this afternoon. and it will be summery around here with highs around 90 or so. we'll get the whole thing out of here by friday. we'll have quite the weather to start the weekend. the forecast for today, increase in clouds out there. scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast. high temperature about 90

degrees. winds out of the west at 5 to 10 and then later this evening overnight early showers and thunderstorms. mostly cloudy overnight. i don't think we'll ever lose the clouds overnight. 71 for an everynight low. a few showers could linger into the first part of tomorrow. tomorrow won't abgreat looking day but a -- be a great looking day but a lot cooler. 86, plenty off sunshine on friday. right now satdaegy 90 drees and look at sunday. 93. that might be conservative. we might have a mini heat wave sunday and monday next week with temperatures in the low to mid-90s. remember, we haven't done a lot of summer heat. so that will definitely be a change. >> be different. >> a change around here. >> thanks. here's a happy ending. nine years in the making. the dog has been eare you nighted with her -- reunited with her family after missing nine years ago. [ indiscernible ] 1200 miles away from her home.

fortunately muffy was microchipped and they identified her owner. must have gi is in great -- muffy is in great health and her owners are thrilled to have her home. >> that's some kind of story. . she has a flea condition but okay. >> she can be dipped. >> she'll be fine. it seems to keep going. we're talking about the news from the michael jackson estate. plus american idol news. one of the judges is not coming back. we'll have the latest coming up. 90

the drama continues with michael jackson's estate. plus, we are still reeling from today's big american idol announcement. we have more from l.a. good morning, jack. >> good morning. everybody is still kind of caught up in this paula abdul

leaving american idol. she tweeted yesterday she's going to be leaving and missing the show. we're finding out more from our sources from american idol. i guess ol had come forward with an offer for her. she said no. she counteroffered. she came back with a second one. i guess she was really upset about it and she went in and twittered about it. she didn't get back to them. she were shocked. that's how they found out they didn't want to come back to the show. so they put our their official statement saying they're going to miss paula. it's an emotional twitter no one really expected. >> i guess from your sources this is pretty much a done deal? we were thinking well, was it a stunt or another negotiation unt on her part but with the network responding, it seems to give it a little more closure. >> you know what? all signs are pointing owards it being a done deal. if idol wanted her back, she could easily offer up a lot more money. all she was asking was for about $5 million. we hear she makes around $2 million, $3 million. this he wanted to bump up to $5

million. idol can easily afford n. simon gets paid out of the roof. ryan signed a big contract. paula brings in a lotof ratings. i think it's a big mistake letting her go and they resigned kara which i don't think anybody really cares about. randy is kind of there. i think it's a dumb move on their part letting her go. moving on to michael jackson now. we have more news including joe jackson saying katherine has them, she will raise the grandkids. what's going on? >> she has full custody now of the kids. it will be between her and the third sister will be raising these children. joe jackson put out a statement saying hey, i'm not going to be interfering with whatever katherine has to say in raising these andchildren. she's done a great job of raising our kids and the other grandchildren. he's going to step back which i think is a good move. i don't think he's the most

amazing father and grandfather out there but it's guess' handing it over and not going to try to be selling out these kids like he did his own. >> what's the new word about the documes out there, administrators making so much more money? >> here's the thing. there's a lot of things going on in court. they're trying to get their hands into everything right now because michael jackson is such a huge commodity. people are trying to sell merchandise. one aspect of the whole case is they don't want anymore bootlegging. another aspect is they want to put music out on apple from the memorial. katherine jackson want add little more -- wanted a little more hand in the proceedings. there's so much going on in court. if you wanted to sit down at the site you'd probably be reading for days. >> thank you. don't forget you can see the whole tmz crew right here on fox 5 after the news edge at 6:00. coming up, singer chris brown makes a court appearance. today we'll tell you why and let you know if bring han -- if

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-- owe sweat the onions and garlics. >> you sweat the onions. >> yes. >> sometimes people ask me, do you want onions and i say don't sweat the onions. >> it becomes a little carmelizeed. then i add the butter and flour. >> i used to be a coedian. then you mix it all up? >> yes. >> wait a minute. you tell me. i think you boil the macaroni? >> yes. >> you do that? >> yes, you have it already boiled. you can use any pasta. we're using a pasta that's like a shell. then i'm going to add my bacon. >> does the shape of the macaroni affect the taste? >> not really. it depends what you like. >> i'm ready. while you're doing that, tell me a little bit about your

restaurant. again earlier you said it's a chocolate and pastry lounge? >> yes. chocolate and dessert lounge. so, yes, we are open for lunch and dinner and we serve high end pastries as well as coffee and we have lunch so it's pretty much like american style tappas. >> that's a good way to explain it because that's so popular right now. that's how it comes out? >> yes. then we add boil pasta in there. >> now, i think we have about a minute left. i want to talk about the bacon as well. here is the chocolate and bacon. this doesn't go in there. do you put some bacon in there but not the chocolate bacon. tell me about this. how do you get -- do you dip the bacon in chocolate? >> when you bake the bacon in the oven -- what we do is we

place -- we take a cookie sheet and then paper and we lay down the bacon and another parchment paper and -- so it maintains flat all the time. >> i want to show you on the end of the table here they have -- you guys sell boxes of chocolate. you have the little tube there is of the chocolate and roped bacon as well. you can get all the stuff at the staurant as well. you're going to put four different cheeses. >> i have parmesan cheese, fotina, yellow chad dar -- yellow ched der -- [ continues certainie ] >> it looks fantastic. coco sala located on f street between 9th and 10th. let us tell us about president obama's birthday. we told you about it but it was

his 48th birthday there was an exclusive oval office birthday party for him. only this party the gemses are -- guests are just likely to melt like the birthday candle. >> the wax museum decked out there. the full oval office in full party mode. the wax obamas along with the waxed clintons all donning festive party hats, even president bush stopped by. >> there's something disturbing about this. >> it is. >> this looks like a scene from a horror movie where all of a sudden the faces start to melt and mass murderers come out. >> or some sort of a crazy person has it in their home. >> the killer has it in their home. right, i've got it. moving along because, boys and girls, it's cooler time. first up singer chris brown will be sentenced for his attack on ex-girlfriend rihanna today. she's not expected to be in court for the hearing. brown is expected to be handed five years probation. we talked about this before but

it's official today. 180 days of community service and a year of domestic violence classes at his sentencing hearing. but here's the other part of it. word is that chris brown and rihanna might be sneaking off to see each other. remember, key go to jail. -- he could go to jail. anyway, here's what "the new york post" is reporting. an insider supposedly told them -- [ indiscernible ] star magazine here's what they're saying. saturday at lunch time brown was spotted by a hotel worker canoodling with rihanna in her room. whispering in her ear and she was liking it and giggling. of course they looked cozy. that's what the insider said. >> how does someone observe all of that? >> well, a hotel worker. >> you would think they would be more discrete than that they've got to be smarter than that. >> i hope they are smart and

staying away because brown could go to jail and she could be really hurt or worse. >> how long is he supposed to stay away from her? >> he has five years probation. i don't know how long. >> how long is the restraining order in effect? wasn't there also something where she was asking that the distance be lessened? >> oh, yeah, like at the beginning. >> i don't understand why that matters. >> because -- apparently she still likes him. according to some of these reports. >> be able to see you but-- >> it seems odd. >> hopefully it's not true. the other big talk of the day of course is paula abdul saying goodbye to idol. she's announced she's quitting the fox hit show and will not be back for season nine. she posted on her twitter last night. "with sadness in my heart, i decided not to return to idol." apparently she failed to reach a contract so now the contaste assistants -- the contestants will have to be judged by

simon, kara and randy. >> i guess that album is better than expected. >> no. but as dax said earlier, they weren't negotiating. they made an offer to her. she didn't like it. she countered which is what you do. they made another offer. she didn't like that and she tweeted i'm leaving. her feelings were obviously hurt. she does not feel valued by them and that's a tough place to be. trust me, i've been there. if you feel you're not valued by a place, you feel like they could take you or leave you, then you go. i completely get it. >> what did strike me when dax was talking about it, he was like oh, she's making $2 million, $3 million and asking for $5 million. say she's making $2.5 million and you're management and she asks for $5 million, technically no matter who how well the show is doing, she's asking for 100% raise. >> what did seacrest ask for?

>> you can't compare. >> i understand but he got 100% raise or more. you can't compare but in terms of the corporate. >> but in the reality, who's getting 100% raises these days? people are being ask to take pay cuts. people are getting 2% raises. >> is the show going to be worse off without her? >> it's going to be very different. i think it's made -- it's built a reputation on the chemistry that they do have. i think it will be different. >> i said this earlier and holly you know this better than we do. you follow the ratings for the show closely. that show, even if it dropped 10%, 15% in the ratings, it's still going to be the number one show, the ratings are that big. but they may feel like even if we drop, we'll be okay for another year or two. >> true. they'll still be making plenty of money. >> i hate to see people undervalued and you get the sense they did say okay, beat it. >> it's too bad when a network undervalues their talent.

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you still have time for a stay-cation. there are 22 parks just within the northern virginia regional park authority. that doesn't even include the maryland side. you really can do something fun with the family. there are so many different activities out at the parks that you can take advantage of. get out and enjoy it. it won't cost you a lot. >> if you